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"A throat infection took an unexpected and freakish turn that could easily – if I wasn’t in the right place at the right time – have concluded with me checking-out a few days after the unfortunate Florian Schneider." Continue reading… … Read more…

Officials were using DNA samples to identify many of the 97 bodies pulled from rubble and smoldering wreckage after a flight went down in a congested neighborhood near Karachi. NYT > World News BEST DEAL UPDATE:

US retail sales took a record plunge for the second straight month in April as the coronavirus crisis gutted the industry, new data shows. Sales by retail and food service merchants plummeted 16.4 percent last month to $ 403.9 billion, … Read more…

Elements of the right have sought to bolster President Trump’s political standing by turning scientific questions into political issues. NYT > U.S. > Politics SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up … Read more…

Aides showed the data to the president in hopes of curtailing his reliance on contentious daily coronavirus briefings. Politics SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up to 80% off of your … Read more…

Rugby league commentator Phil Gould has raised fresh concerns over the future of Latrell Mitchell, calling on Rabbitohs master coach Wayne Bennett to put him on the right path. Mitchell has passively pushed claims that he has been mistreated on … Read more…

An additional 4.4 million Americans filed for jobless claims last week, bringing the total to 26 million over the past five weeks. And, despite the shift to remote work and the surge in demand for certain online services, tech is … Read more…

Global stocks and oil prices have sunk after the International Monetary Fund said the world economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s due to the coronavirus pandemic ABC News: Business BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Over a 22-day span, Trump has declared a major emergency in all 50 states and most territories through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The final disaster declaration happened on Saturday, the same day the U.S. hit another milestone, becoming … Read more…

A leading sports lawyer has warned the NRL and their clubs face the prospect of sponsors walking away in droves during the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsorship represents the second biggest form of revenue for each of the 16 clubs following NRL … Read more…

Fearing a critical shortage of lifesaving resources as the coronavirus spreads, Washington State is engaged in grim discussions to determine which dying patients would get priority. NYT > U.S. News SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free ACRX … Read more…

Washington State banned community gatherings and the U.S. surpassed 1,000 cases. A British health minister said she tested positive for the virus, leading lawmakers to consider suspending Parliament. NYT > World News BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Baby Yoda is new, but toy makers this year increasingly are turning to the old stuff in a bid to shore up business. Scrambling to recover from their worst holiday season in memory, toy manufacturers are looking to resuscitate old … Read more…

Noel Celis/AFP/Getty HONG KONG—As of noon on Tuesday, the official coronavirus death toll passed a milestone, topping 1,000 after 97 people died on Sunday and 108 on Monday—the highest daily counts so far. Globally, more than 42,700 have been infected, … Read more…

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